UNICEF: World Water Day 2008: Crisis in Iraq

On World Water Day, 20 March 2008, UNICEF is focusing on the importance of sanitation and hygiene in reaching global goals for safe water. Here is one in a series of related reports.

BAGHDAD, Iraq, 19 March 2008 -- Iraq has a large water and sanitation network, but it is in a critical state of disrepair. System failures are a daily fact of life.

Efforts to fix the country's municipal pipes and treatment plants -- damaged by the impact of a decade of sanctions and war -- have been seriously undermined by chronic under-investment, frequent power shortages, lack of qualified personnel, illegal water tapping and acts of sabotage.

As a result, less than half of Iraq's population can claim reliable access to potable water.

To read the full report, visit: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/iraq_43232.html

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[jigjag454]

I never understood why water is a problem as we have had a technology to retrieve fresh water from the salt water of our oceans for about 50 years,possibly even more.

[allperils]

Shame on you America.